[ClareyB]

Hi all
So we took over our allotment in December and started clearing it/digging it over a few weeks ago.The weather has not helped us get on! I've read that once you clear an area it is a good idea to cover with weed supressing fabric or something similar and this also warms the soil ready for sowing. A lot of other allotment holders around us also seem to be doing this.
Anyway my question is, where is the best place to get this fabric in bulk? Others I see have also used polythene. What is best and again, where would I get it?
Thanks in advance

[savbo]

lots of previous threads on this - worth using search.

But I use 100gsm woven fabric, from a 2m x 50m or 100m roll I got online (allplas I think). Sadly they no longer do this in 1.5m width which is the ideal for 1.2m beds... but other suppliers still do.

Woven frays badly unless you treat the edges with a hot air gun, but is much more opaque than spunbond types and lets some water through unlike polythene. To cope with the fraying I staple the cut edge to a batten and roll it round a couple of times and staple again

sav